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Up in the frozen wastes you are guaranteed snow, snow and more snow. But the bad news is there are few mountains of any note except perhaps Hemsterdal in Norway and Åre in Sweden. Elsewhere there are limited amounts of skiing and most resorts could be skied out in a day. Add to that hugely high prices (nine euros for a beer), which is why the Alpine resorts are full of Scandinavians skiing there rather than at home.

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Wengen

Wengen is the home of downhill skiing, and gathers crowds every year for the longest and oldest downhill race, the Lauberhorn, but that’s not to say this is a resort limited to racers as with the route being open in the winter anybody can try his luck.

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Verbier

Les Quatres Vallées is the Swiss answer to France’s Les Trois Vallées, with 412km of pistes and some of the finest on and off-piste skiing anywhere.

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Grindelwald

Nestled in the shadow of the imposing Eiger north face, sits the charming village of Grindelwald with its own ski area, First, available for you to take in the stunning views.

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Davos

Davos is a massive mountain town and also one of the world’s biggest and best ski areas, though only two of its five ski mountains are linked.

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Crans Montana

Sunny skiing amid beautiful Alpine scenery: at its best, Crans is fantastic.

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